[AlphaPhiBubbles]

Originally posted by BabyP
we are focusing on the deaf culture/history/community/language but we only have 12 deaf students and 4 are females. But we have an ASL program and recently establshed a deaf studies minor. we have 33 ASL classes all of them FULL and people wanting to add. hearing people tell me they want ot know more about deaf culture and be involved but they are often shunned by the Deaf community, this way there is NO language or communication barriors and we have the same goals. It should not be deaf only/hearing only...... it is true that deaf people can apply for other greeks but they are not comfortable and it depends if the other pledges and bro/sis are willingly to learn sign and learn about them. One girl i know dropped cuz she said they blindfold her and they go out iin the dark, lip reading is very very important and with that gone, she might as well be Helen Keller. Csun has a deaf/hearing sorority also called Alpha Sigma Theta, there is one in RIT (rochestor) and in Gallaudet University.

Oh Ok...that totally makes sense. I guess I just needed more information about your org. I wasn't trying to be rude or anything, I understand now. That's totally cool, my roomates father is deaf and learning sign language and other aspects of deaf culture interest me!